[Makedumpfile Patch v3 7/7] mem-usage: allow to work only with -f for kernel version < 4.11

[Atsushi Kumagai]

>> On Friday 03 March 2017 07:40 AM, Atsushi Kumagai wrote:
>> > > +		if (info->kernel_version < KERNEL_VERSION(4, 11, 0) &&
>> > > +				!info->flag_force) {
>> > > +			MSG("mem-usage not supported for this kernel.\n");
>> > > +			MSG("You can try with -f if your kernel's kcore has valid p_paddr\n");
>> > > +			goto out;
>> > > +		}
>> > You forgot to set COMPLETED to retcd before goto.
>> > The behavior will be different from the v2 patch.
>>
>>
>> I had thought about it. Should not an unsupported feature be a FAILED case?
>
>
>Judging from the result, it should be a failed case. People expect to
>get a dumped vmcore, it failed to collect at last because of unmatched
>kernel and tool.

When you change the design, please note it into changelog, 
it's a review point of view.

  Changes since v2:
    - Fixed a memory leak issue and updated man page and usage info

As for the return value, I guess both is OK if there is a clear intention.
If this is what you intended, I have no objection.
(it actually sounds more reasonable)

So I'll merge the v3 patch into v1.6.2, thanks for your work.


Regards,
Atsushi Kumagai